Data from the General Register of Employed and Unemployed, released last Thursday (28/11), show that the number of young people up to the age of 24 rose by 122% in October. Young people aged 18-24 occupied more than 80,000 of the 85,000 job vacancies created during the month.
According to the Minister of Labor and Employment, Luiz Marinho, the jump in the number of young people hired can be explained by the desire of companies to hire cheaper workers, who are generally less qualified.
For Undersecretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Labor Studies, Paula Montanger, this is a movement observed mainly at the end of the year, when the retail and service sectors are driven by holiday shopping, such as Christmas, and commercial dates, such as Black Friday.
She explains that many business owners fire their employees and look for cheaper labor at this time of year. According to her, most of these new employees work for shorter periods of time, 30 hours or less. In the month, 110,000 people were employed in this way, and another 99,000 were dismissed, generating a balance of 10,000 employees.
Furthermore, the Minister explained that in order to cut costs, entrepreneurs tend to hire temporarily, which means that months like January and February see a very large number of layoffs.
The data showed that most of the employment of young people up to 24 years old and teenagers up to 17 years old was in the services sector, with more than 54 thousand new job openings, followed by trade, with more than 32 thousand job vacancies, and manufacturing industry, with more than 10 thousand new job vacancies.
The data also indicates that the majority of admissions occurred among women, at about 65,000 cases, compared to 19,000 cases among males. Of these, the majority of them, 52 thousand, went to the services sector.
Women also constituted the majority among temporary contracts, with 48,000 females accepted in this way, compared to 47,000 men.
Why did youth employment rise in October?
- Employment of young people up to age 24 rose 122% in October;
- 80,000 of the 85,000 job vacancies during the month were filled by young people aged 18-24;
- Companies are looking for cheaper and less qualified workers, according to the MTE expert
- The end of the year brings increased demand in the service and retail sectors, driven by Christmas and Black Friday.
Paula explains that the employment profile in the latter part of the year is characterized by younger workers, with less experience and cheaper labour, as well as temporary or part-time work.
Of the 85,000 new students admitted in October, only 4,000 completed higher education. Moreover, 15,000 declare themselves black, and 2,000 say they are white.
Check out which groups hired the most employees in October
- Service workers and commercial sales representatives, with 60,000 new job openings;
- Workers in administrative services with 34,000 new vacancies;
- Mid-level technicians with 9 thousand new vacancies;
- Professionals in the field of sciences and arts, with 4,000 new vacancies;
- Workers in the production of industrial goods and services, with 3,000 new vacancies;
Data saved for October
Brazil created 85,147 new official vacancies last month, the lowest result since March 2025, when it recorded 79,000 new jobs.
According to the Minister of Labor and Employment, Luiz Marinho, high interest rates hinder the country’s growth rate, which reduces investments, which justifies the low pace of job creation.
Checking the variation of each economic activity:
- Services, with the creation of 82,436 additional jobs; It is drawn by groups of information, communication and financial activities;
- Trade, creating an additional 25,592 jobs; Retail driven;
- Civil construction with a negative balance of 2,875 jobs.
- Agriculture, with a negative balance of 9,917 jobs;
- Industry with a negative balance of 10,092 jobs.